Richard harvey hudson



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T ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

Be it known that I, RICHARD HARVEY HUDSON, of the city ofGlasgoiv, Scotland, here invented new und complete'Anti-Fouler to prevent Ropes froin Feeling Shipsl Propellers; and I do hereby dechire thiit the following is e full,V clear, :und exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the nrt to make und use Ithe seme, reference being had to the-accompanying drawings, formingvpartof this specificzition.

This invention relates to a device for preventing ropesfrom fouling ships Propellers, and consists of two dislcs (each made' in two sections) of steel, or of iron or other nictnlshcatlled with steel, and Viiied'securely, one disk tothe stern-post before, and the other to the rudder-post lbzift the screw. In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a. view olf my anti-fouler in place.

Figure 2 is a front view of one of the disks, and

Figure 3. is an ed'geviexv of one ofthe sections of which the disk is cemposed.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. l l 4 A is a ships propeller, vB is thefrudder-post, `and 'C the stern-post..4 D and D are my antifoulers,.set, one upon the rudder-post shaft the screw,` andthe other upon the stern-post before it, and fnstenedby sieren-bolts Theanti-fouler is a. disk of steel, or of 4some suitable material sheathed with steel, and ground sharp as an,

exe-edge, so that when ali-rope is picked'up by the screw'thebacli-weter sending the roponeross the disk, as shown in red ink, g. 1, the next turn of scroiv draws thel rope tightovcr the shrpedge of the disk, cutting it,

' and preventing the screw from'being fouled'.

I preferto makeench diskof two-pieces, D cL-g. 2, so tha'tthe cutteinmy be taken off and sharpened without nnshipping the rudder. `One disk only might beuscd, but I prefetto employ two, as described.

Having thus described my invention, what I! claim ps new, and desire' to secure by Letters Patent, is The disk D 'of steel or steel sheathed attached to the stern-post or redder-post of a. vessel, in lmanner und for the purpose substantially as described. y i i i I i RICHARD HARVEY HUDSON.

Witnesses:

ROBERT S.`KELLY, vJAMES S. KELLY. 

